No one saw this one coming: the Japanese electronics company Sharp is teasing what may become the world's most affordable 8K Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera. It will reportedly break ground as a prosumer camera that costs less than $5,000.
Camera gear reviewer Dave Altizer of Kinotika came across the camera in Sharp's booth at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, and he made this 3.5-minute video introducing the prototype camera:
Altizer reports that the camera was created in collaboration with Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturer that produces some of the world's most popular electronics .
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Insta360 has announced a new VR cinema camera called the Titan that packs a whopping 8 lenses and Micro Four Thirds sensors to capture 360-degree 11K-resolution footage. It's the first standalone 360-degree camera that's 11K-ready.
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The M4/3-format sensors are the largest available in a standalone VR camera, the company says, as other cameras in the industry use sensor sizes that are more typical of smartphones or action cameras.
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“These sensors maximize image quality, dynamic range, low-light performance and color depth, raising the bar for realism in high-end professional VR...Read more ...